Reborn American Giants

On November 22, the Parliament adjourned for two days due to the by-election in the 28th constituency. After the staff was re-integrated, it began to operate again. The entire year of 1983 was coming to an end, and the Parliament would also enter a long recess.

Members of Parliament will begin their own month-long real vacation.

El Salvador's law stipulates that a civil servant's normal working days are 260 days a year, and the meeting time arranged by parliamentarians each year is about 140 days. These 140 days are the days when they meet in parliament, and the remaining 120 days are not vacations.

, but allows them to return to their constituencies, strengthen their connections with voters, and handle affairs within their constituencies.

Basically, for about 2-3 days a week, the Parliament will adjourn normally, and then around Christmas, the Parliament will have a month-long vacation for these MPs who represent the country's highest power center.

In the chamber full of Spanish architectural style, 60 representatives representing the public opinion of 1.5 million people in the city of San Salvador were seated. As the speaker, Lellanos stood on the high platform in the middle with high spirits and knocked two keys.

Use the "Chancellor's Hammer".

With two "bang bang" sounds, all the members stopped discussing with each other and began to wait for the meeting to start.

Lelianos held up the microphone in front of him and said, "Dear colleagues, hello everyone, after two days of recess, our city council has also resumed its meeting. Here, please allow us to welcome a new colleague.

of joining.”

"He is the young Congressman Larreso Bacaresa, everyone is welcome..."

Lellanos took the lead in clapping his hands. The other congressmen present, regardless of party affiliation, and whether sincerely or not, all clapped their hands. Larreso was originally sitting with Victor and Orville, and heard the microphone

His name came out, followed by a burst of warm applause. He was stunned for a moment, and then at Victor's reminder, he stood up, clapped his palms around and looked around with a smile on his face.

His fellow MPs waved thanks.

Victor waited until Larreso sat down again, then he turned his head and whispered to Larreso, who was already flushed with excitement: "How do you feel? Isn't it very good?"

Larreso thought he was mentally prepared on the day he was elected, and he also accepted congratulations from everyone at a celebration reception held at the Christian Democratic Party's regional headquarters. He thought he would no longer be excited.

But now, in this huge conference hall, accepting the applause of the 59 people present, representing the small group of people with the greatest power in San Salvador City, he still felt that his heart was stirring and boiling, and he heard Victor's low voice asking.

, Larreso said with a trembling voice: "To be honest... this feeling is really fucking good."

In his excitement, Larreso even uttered foul language.

Victor smiled, winked at Larreso, and whispered: "Then you have to get used to this feeling quickly. When I first sat here, I was the same as you, but this kind of thing is like

If you do the same thing, the more you experience it, the more you will find that it is just that." His tone was full of narrow-mindedness.

Larreso heard Victor compare the city councilors present to women waiting for "good luck". He looked at the city councilors, most of whom had gray hair and few were young. He felt strange about Victor's comparison.

There was no "sense of disobedience", he grinned and almost laughed.

Trying hard to suppress the smile in his heart, Larreso knew that this was a little joke made by Victor to calm his inner excitement. When he was about to say something to Victor, he saw Victor tidying up.

He stood up and said to him in a low voice, "Okay, it's my time to take the stage," and then walked quickly towards the podium in the center of the hall.

Everyone's eyes are fixed on Victor's young face. There is no harm without comparison. Compared with Victor, everyone here becomes an old man.

Victor ignored everyone's gazes and nodded to Lellanos, who was standing beside the podium. The other person gave him an encouraging smile before Victor stood on the wooden podium.

Putting his speech on the stage, Victor looked straight ahead, and his deep magnetic voice echoed throughout the chamber.

"Your Excellency the Speaker and my dear colleagues in Parliament."

"No one admires more than me the unparalleled patriotic enthusiasm and talent of the gentlemen who stand on this podium to speak."

"People often have different views on an issue. Therefore, if I hold an opinion that is exactly opposite to theirs and express it without reservation, I hope it will not be considered offensive to them."

After a pause, Victor's eyes swept over Orville, Lareso, and the leader of the opposition party, Caresa. He put his hands on the podium and continued: "But now is not the time to be polite. The city council is facing

The biggest problem is that our country and our government are in crisis. I personally think that the most serious point is that the poor, who make up the vast majority of the population, are faced with whether to continue to support the government or support Sanchez.

Marti Front led by Len.”

"The stakes are too high and people should be allowed to speak freely. Only then can we hope to tell the truth and fulfill the mission entrusted to us by God and our country. At this moment, if I remain silent for fear of offending others, I would consider myself treasonous and a disgrace to the world."

All kings are more awe-inspiring than God’s unfaithfulness.”

"Your Excellency, Speaker, colleagues, the reality is so grim that we cannot continue to delay. According to a report from the Adrian Data Research Center, there are nearly 200,000 families and nearly 1 million poor people in San Salvador.

Living in slums and shantytowns.”

"Everyone knows the current situation of slums and shantytowns, with chaotic public security and rampant gangs. The existence of these slums has seriously affected the safety of people's lives and property and the normal development of the economy. It has even affected the city of San Salvador as the capital and in the international community.

Image problem.”

Victor raised the newspaper in his hand. It was the "HSD Post" published in the United States, the number one newspaper in the United States.

"Americans have listed our proud city of San Salvador as one of the ten most unsafe cities in the world in newspapers. To me personally, this is simply a shame."

"I really want to know what the government has done in the past few decades, so that everyone here can now feel at ease to comfort themselves and the parliament. Is all this the mistake of the military dictatorship?"

"No, I don't accept all this," Victor said in a high tone, "As far as I'm concerned, no matter how much mental torture it will cause me, I am willing to understand all the facts and the worst outcome, and be prepared for it.

Prepare."

"It's right now, in American terms: right now,"

"aye..." "aye..."......

Not only the members of the Christian Democratic Party, but also some members of the National Unity Alliance, the National Reconciliation Party and other neutral parties also loudly agreed. They had privately understood the detailed terms of the housing reform bill that Victor was about to introduce, and had already communicated with the base

They have had contact with the top leaders of the Democratic Party and distributed the benefits, so they are supporters of Victor.

Lelianos banged the speaker's hammer and shouted loudly: "Quiet"...

Victor on the podium waited for the crowd's voices to weaken, and continued with a confident smile on his face: "The government's responsibility is to manage the city and govern the country in accordance with the constitution and the rights given to them by the people. And all of you here, respectful

Congressmen are representatives of the people, and our duty is to serve the people who choose to support us."

"Therefore, I have here a bill dedicated to solving the housing problem of 200,000 poor families in San Salvador and trying to eliminate slums and shantytowns. I would like to submit it to the distinguished congressmen for review and hope to pass it."

"This bill will represent our determination and actions as representatives of the 1.5 million people of San Salvador to care for the people and solve their practical difficulties. This is not just a bill, but a difference between us and the past.

The biggest difference between the military governments during the dictatorship period is that we represent democracy and we represent progress."

"Thank you everyone."

Victor's speech was met with thunderous applause. Larreso clapped his hands excitedly. He felt that Victor's words were really good. They, the city councilors, should really take action. Otherwise, these poor people would be killed by the Marti Front.

After all, history has proven that any regime that closes channels and refuses the reasonable redistribution of interests to the people at the bottom will ultimately be destroyed.

Victor gave up the podium to Speaker Lelianos, welcomed the applause all the way, and returned to his seat to sit down. Orville leaned his head over and whispered to Victor: "Great, congratulations.

The first bill I proposed after becoming a member of the House of Representatives is about to be passed."

Larreso also congratulated Victor from the side, "Congressman Victor, your speech was really great. Congratulations."

"Haha, thank you," Victor said in a low voice while expressing his gratitude to the surrounding congressmen from the same party who congratulated him.

Lellanos continued to bang the "speaker's hammer" to signal silence. When the chamber slowly calmed down, he said into the microphone: "Now let's vote on the Housing Reform Bill proposed by Representative Jose Victor.

If you agree, please say "aye"."

A large number of "aye..." appeared one after another.

"If you object, please say "nay"."

A few sounds...

Lelianos struck the "President's Hammer" hard, making a loud "dong" sound.

"I am here to announce that the Housing Reform Act has passed."

"We will vote on the city's proposed bylaw prohibiting the intoxication of licensed liquor establishments..."

Victor no longer paid attention to the following meeting, the housing reform bill was passed, and he was now formulating his plan in his mind.